Rein: alternatives and connections

A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein.

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A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.

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To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

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A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

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To care; to desire.

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To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress…

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.

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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.

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The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.

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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.

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That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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